NERVOUSNESS

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 4

n. Nu5rv'u3s-neas. Fr., nervosisme. Ger., Nervositat. Exce ive excitability of the nervous system, especially as manifested by a pronene to mental excitement and oversensitivene to sensory impre ions. The condition sometimes borders on hysteria or insanity. [s. 93]